Hydrant



UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES e. ErTE, on ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

HYDRANT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Leiters Patent No. 382,642, dated May 8,1888.

Application filed August 8A 1887. Serial No. 246,439. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern.'

Be it known that I, CHARLES G. ETTE, a citizen of the United States,'residing atl St. Louis, in the State of Missouri, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements'in Hydrants, of which the following is so full, clear, and exacta description as will enable-others skilled in the art to which my invention appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the appended drawings.

This invention relates to an improvement in hydrants, the object being to construct a hy-y drant especially adapted for use in hot or nonfreezing climates, which, from its simplicity of construction and entire absence of any complicated partsliable to get out of order, will readily recommend itself to persons requiring such a device; and myinvention consists, essentially, in situating the valve and all working parts of the device vwithin the upper casing and above the ground-line, land connecting them with the supply-pipe.

My invention further consists in certain peculiarities in the construction, arrangement, and combination of parts, substantially as will be hereinafter described,and'then particularly pointed out in the claim at the end of the specification.

In the accompanying drawings, illustrating myinvention, Figure l is a sectional side' elevation of myimproved hydrant. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of a portion of the same, showing the bolts connecting the casings.

A represents the upper section of a hydrantcasing having a nozzle or vent, A2,-andE represents the lower casing. The upper casing, A, is recessed at a, which recessed portion is formed with a lug, b', fitting within the correspondingly-formed groove p in the upper extremity of the lower casing, E. The upper end of the upper casing, A, is formed with ears d, adapted to receive bolts d2, serving to secure to the said upper casing the top portion, A.v A portion of the interior of the upper casing, A, is screw-threaded at a', and the balance is formed with a groove, c', for the purpose to be hereinafter set forth.

B represents a valve-chamber, preferably made of brass and secured to the interior of the upper casing, A, preferably by screwthreading, as shown, which valve-chamber is projecting lugs e', having their tops situated on a linewith thelower inner edge of the nozzle or vent and formingvseats for the valve O, and with an opening, f', corresponding with the entrance into the nozzle or vent A2. This valve G is preferably made in the form shown in Fig. 1, and is internally threaded at h',and

is provided on its outer side with wings j which tit within the grooves c of the upper casing, A, serving to keep the valve from accidental displacement when it is being raised or lowered. The valveis formed with a stem, k', having at its lower extremity lugs or proj ections m. This stem terminates in a screwm.

N represents a packing or washerstting around the lower portion of the valve-stern and holding it against the lugs m by a nut, m,-

the inner side of the topA' of the hydrant` casing and prevents the valve from being raised too high. Above this shoulder o isa `formed at its lower extremity with inwardlycap, o, having a handle, o?, by means of which *A the valve is operated.

The casing E'is preferably formed 'in two partssecured together by bolts a', as shown, and, as I have before stated, is provided on its interior with the groove p', by which it is connected with the upper casing, A. At the eXtreme-loweredge of this lower casing, E, is a lug or bridge, R, fitting closely or entirely encircling the supply-pipe G, in order to prevent water or gritty substances entering bef tween the. casings. The lower part of this casa ing A is also provided with a suitable number of wings, F, kextending outwardly into the ground and holding the hydrant rmly and preventing it from being turned or shaken loose after it is set in the ground and in use. rllhe boltssare situated within recessesformed in the casing, thus obviating the necessity of having any lugs or projections.

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The supply-pipe G extends up through the v lower casing, E, and is screw-threaded at its upper extremity, by means of which it is secured to the lower part of `thev upper casing, A, and this supply-pipe is held from lateral or accidental displacement by means of the bridges or lugsRon the underside of thelower casing, E, as will be readily seen. V

It will be seen that a hydrant constructed after the plan herein set forth is simple and compact in structure, has no complicated parts yliable to get out of order, and has the valve and the working parts of the device entirely situated in the upper casing.

Having now described the construction ,purpose, and advantages of my invention, and having described a preferred means of carrying the same into effect, what I believe to be new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, and what I therefore claim7 isn v In a hydrant, a nozzle-section having the .valve-seat and all of the valve-working parts CHARLES G. ETTE.

Witnesses:

JOHN I). H ENGER, HENRY MEHLIG. 

